INPEX signs Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sales agreement with CPC, Chubu Electric and Toho Gas, Ichthys LNG Project, Australia

INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) and TOTAL today finalised the sale of the total volume of LNG from the Ichthys  LNG  Project with the signing of  legally binding  Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPA) with  CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC),  Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. (Chubu Electric) and Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (Toho Gas).

Under the SPAs, Ichthys LNG Pty Ltd, a company jointly owned by INPEX and TOTAL and the seller of Ichthys LNG, will sell 2.52 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG for 15 years commencing in 2017 from the Ichthys LNG Project to:

This follows the announcement of  6 December 2011 of LNG sales  and purchase agreements totaling 4.0 mtpa with a consortium of five major Japanese utility companies composed  of  Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc,  Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., The  Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and Kyushu Electric Power Company Inc., and LNG offtake agreements for 1.8 mtpa were also agreed by INPEX and a TOTAL affiliate.

The Ichthys  LNG  Project Joint Venture is seeking the continued support from the Australian Government, the Western Australian Government, the Northern Territory Government and other stakeholders for early and optimal commercial gas production from the Ichthys LNG Project.